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Clive Riordan plans a devilish revenge against his wife's lover.Clive Riordan plans a devilish revenge against his wife's lover.Clive Riordan plans a devilish revenge against his wife's lover.
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Lyonel Watts
- Clubman
- (as Lionel Watts)
Stanley Baker
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
C.M. Pennington-Richards
- Bit Part
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBill mentions the "brides in the bath" in talking about murder. The reference is to the infamous British serial killer, George Joseph Smith. Smith was a bigamist who would woo well-to-do women, marry them, then drown them in the bathtub. Specifically, he would complain to doctors that his new wife was having dizzy spells and headaches to procure sedatives for them, drug their drinks, then recommend they take a warm bath to feel better. The women essentially would pass out in the tub, and, with or without him holding them under the water, they would drown, leaving him all their money. It was a very famous case for decades after Smith was caught and executed in 1915. It's still well-known in forensics as the case that brought to light how criminals will use the same methods (the famous "MO" or modus operandi) over and over again.
- GoofsA crew member with folded arms is visible in the reflection of the car window when the Superintendent is sending his officers back the station.
- Quotes
Dr. Clive Riordan: Are you married, Mr. Finsbury?
Supt. Finsbury: No... I've often thought about it. Trouble is, I've thought about it so long, I'm afraid I've missed the bus.
Dr. Clive Riordan: Just one of life's little jokes, isn't it?... It points out our mistakes too late for us to profit by them.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Destination Murder (1950)
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remarkably well-done plot
A London psychiatrist (Robert Newton) catches his wife (Sally Gray) in an affair with an American (Phil Brown). Apparently this is not her first affair, and Newton, as the objective and self-controlled psychiatric professional, decides to settle things in a well-thought-out way by first kidnapping and then imprisoning the American in a hidden room not too far removed from the actual residence, with the ultimate goal of killing him without leaving any incriminating traces. The film could have been more dramatic by playing up the relationship between Newton and the beautiful Sally Gray. Gray seems to be telling the viewer that Newton never really loved her, although it also seems as if her youth and passion were too much for his middle-aged character to handle. In any event the plot, which is remarkably well done, inevitably leads to a police or Scotland Yard type investigation and eventual solving of the crime, rather than a dark story.
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- Der Wahnsinn des Dr. Clive
- Filming locations
- Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, Westminster, Greater London, England, UK(scene with the American sailors)
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- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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